(Lk 17:7-10) Increase Faith? The Gift is not a material alms, but an Appeal. Therefore Jesus does not even answer - nevertheless he makes us reflect on the results of…
«Lateran/ to mortal things went above» (Jn 2:13-22) Where to worship the Most High? Already the cosmos is like a great cathedral, wich weaves divine praises; then surely both the…
Wise souls, or mad ones (Mt 25:1-13) The theme is not that of moral vigilance, but punctual: sooner or later all the baptized in Christ fall asleep (v.5). And the…
Honest administrators - at various levels - and Common Home (Lk 16:9-15) The opportunist who was taking advantage of the goods of the community (vv.1-8) knew how to make great…
Christian shrewdness: sense of duty and of the fair 'Master' (Lk 16:1-8) In «The death of Peregrinus» [De morte Peregrini, 13] the irreverent Lucian of Samosata, polemist of second century…
A God in search of the lost and unequal, to expand our life (Lk 15:1-10) Jesus shatters all predictability. In the Son, God is revealed no longer as exclusive property,…
And worry about the number (Lk 14:25-33) Jesus is concerned to see around him «many crowds» (v.25)! Unusual that a proposal for total gift and risk of the whole life…
(Lk 14:15-24) Jesus does not compare the Father's Kingdom to a solemn assembly, but to a great Supper! However, the proposal of festive novelty is rejected. The self-sufficient ones and…
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed On the occasion of the recent passing of my parents, to the torment of the illness and the loss of both (soon) was added…
All Saints, between religious sense and Faith (Mt 5:1-12) Embodying the spirit of the Beatitudes, we wonder what is the difference between common ‘religious feeling’ and ‘living by Faith’. In…
(Lk 14:1.7-14) The Bible often presents Salvation under the image of a banquet in which God himself participates alongside man. At the table of a "righteous" one did not sit…
No more frills: humanity cluttered with - or free (Lk 14:1-6) The Bible often presents Salvation under the image of a banquet in which God himself participates alongside man. Here…
End of a "sacred" order (Lk 13:31-35) The context in which Jesus lived was threatening: even in the outlying provinces of the Empire, power was absolute and those in authority…
He Called to Himself: emergency by Name, before than around (Lk 6:12-19) Lk reflects the double direction of worship in primitive communities: Prayer as a significant openness to the Father…
From the inside and in domestic (Lk 13:18-21) The two parables were set forth at a time of doubt about the Master’s proposal and the mission of his intimates. A…
Theatrical actors and neutrality (Lk 13:10-17) Old and new opinions or common ideas stand in the way of life that calls, that reveals something else, that ignites passions, that wants…
No forced compliance: only profound Quality compels (Mt 22:34-40) That of the ‘Great commandment’ was the most familiar catechism rule, even to infants. Jesus is questioned to retort: and why…
Conversion and Times (Lk 13:1-9) Conversion refers to a process that shakes the soul, due to an Encounter. A ‘meeting’ that opens to the knowledge of ourselves. A dialogue that…
The room of Happiness, in the decisive horizon (Lk 12:54-59) «Now, why do not you judge also for yourselves what is right?» (v.57). From nature and events we must know…
Flame and Peace, Diving and Division. Not tactical quietism (Lk 12:49-53) Difference “religiosity vs Faith” becomes evident in the comparison between mentality that identifies biblical Fire with punishment, and that…
Without intimate contentions (Lk 12:39-48) Jesus reproaches his intimates [those of the House]: it is neither love nor freedom not to be able to understand in which direction to go,…
Lamps lit, start now (Lk 12:35-38) In order to make it clear what it means to be prepared to leave immediately, Jesus urges our readiness to notice, our ability to…
Opening armoured gates (Lk 12:13-21) «Some parts of our human family, it appears, can be readily sacrificed for the sake of others considered worthy of a carefree existence» [Fratelli Tutti…
What Uniqueness characterizes it? (Mt 22,15-21) After the expulsion of the sellers from the Temple, the objection on authority and the parables of the two sons, the murderous vinedressers, the…
«Blaspheming the Holy Spirit» (Lk 12:8-12) Holy Spirit is a term that translates the Hebrew Ruah haQodesh: impetuous wind, not a stagnant air. «Spirit»: energy that blows up the personal,…
The Afterlife is not inaccurate (Lk 12:1-7) Gospel according to Mk identifies the «leaven of the Pharisees» with the ideology of power. Instead, Lk speaks of it to denounce the…
The true upper dimension (Lk 11:47-54) «I will send them prophets and apostles, and they will kill and persecute» (v.49). Living word in every age, Jesus regrets the confusing professionals…
Serving oneself and "the audience" (Lk 11:42-46) The conflict between Jesus and the religious authorities takes on violent features. Ideological or devout choice can be lost in the formalism of…
Faith and religious sense (Lk 11:37-41) Ablutions before the meal (v.38) were an imposed religious obligation. But the Eucharistic banquet [read in filigree] does not celebrate detachments, nor is it…
Which road leads to the Father? (Lk 11:29-32) Human correspondence does not grow with the multiplication of dizzying signals. God does not force the unconvinced, nor outclass with proofs; thus…
The more we do for others, the more we understand and can appropriate the words of Christ: “We are useless servants” (Lk 17:10). We recognize that we are not acting on the basis of any superiority or greater personal efficiency, but because the Lord has graciously enabled us to do so [Pope Benedict, Deus Caritas est n.35]
Quanto più uno s'adopera per gli altri, tanto più capirà e farà sua la parola di Cristo: « Siamo servi inutili » (Lc 17, 10). Egli riconosce infatti di agire non in base ad una superiorità o maggior efficienza personale, ma perché il Signore gliene fa dono [Papa Benedetto, Deus Caritas est n.35]
Each time we celebrate the dedication of a church, an essential truth is recalled: the physical temple made of brick and mortar is a sign of the living Church serving in history (Pope Francis)
Ogni volta che celebriamo la dedicazione di una chiesa, ci viene richiamata una verità essenziale: il tempio materiale fatto di mattoni è segno della Chiesa viva e operante nella storia (Papa Francesco)
It is a happy image with which, however, Jesus teaches a truth that calls us into question […] If we remove God, we remove Christ and the world falls back into emptiness and darkness (Pope Benedict)
E’ un’immagine felice, con cui però Gesù insegna una verità che ci mette in discussione […] Se togliamo Dio, se togliamo Cristo, il mondo ripiomba nel vuoto e nel buio (Papa Benedetto)
We would also like to set an example ourself, even if the smallness of our means might prevent anyone from appreciating the practical and quantitative significance of it. We want to see our own charitable institutions undergo a new development in the struggle against hunger and toward meeting the main needs of the world. This is the way and the only way to build peace (Pope Paul VI)
Vorremmo anche Noi dare l'esempio, sebbene l'esiguità dei Nostri mezzi ci impedisca di farne apprezzare la rilevanza pratica e quantitativa: Noi vogliamo dare alle Nostre istituzioni caritative un nuovo sviluppo in favore della fame e dei bisogni del mondo: è in questo modo, e non altrimenti, che si costruisce la pace (Papa Paolo VI)
As St. Ambrose put it: You are not making a gift of what is yours to the poor man, but you are giving him back what is his (Pope Paul VI, Populorum Progressio n.23)
Non è del tuo avere, afferma sant’Ambrogio, che tu fai dono al povero; tu non fai che rendergli ciò che gli appartiene (Papa Paolo VI, Populorum Progressio n.23)
Here is the entire Gospel! Here! The whole Gospel, all of Christianity, is here! But make sure that it is not sentiment, it is not being a “do-gooder”! (Pope Francis)
Qui c’è tutto il Vangelo! Qui! Qui c’è tutto il Vangelo, c’è tutto il Cristianesimo! Ma guardate che non è sentimento, non è “buonismo”! (Papa Francesco)
Christianity cannot be, cannot be exempt from the cross; the Christian life cannot even suppose itself without the strong and great weight of duty [Pope Paul VI]
Il Cristianesimo non può essere, non può essere esonerato dalla croce; la vita cristiana non può nemmeno supporsi senza il peso forte e grande del dovere [Papa Paolo VI]
The horizon of friendship to which Jesus introduces us is the whole of humanity [Pope Benedict]
L’orizzonte dell’amicizia in cui Gesù ci introduce è l’umanità intera [Papa Benedetto]
The Church invites believers to regard the mystery of death not as the "last word" of human destiny but rather as a passage to eternal life (Pope John Paul II)

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